Safety pin



May 22, 1923. 1,456,070.

W. W. M AXEY SAFETY PIN 7 Filed July 21. 1922 Jfwmwn VW/m W/Vw/e W? Law Patented may 22, 1923..

WILLIAM w. MAXEY, or vnnrcn, CALIFORNIA.

SAFETY PIN.

Application filed July 21, 1922. Serial Iva 576,544.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM W. MAXEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Venice, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and v .useful Improvements in Safety Pins, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in safety pins, and a purpose of my invention is the provision of a safety pin of extremely simple, durable and e'iiicient construction and which operates to effectively brace the penetrating tongue of the pin against bending under the utmost strains and the consequent disengagement of the tongue from its keeper.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of safety pin embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims. v

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view showing in front elevation one form of safety pin embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the safety pin shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the safety pin with the penetrating tongue in released position.

Referring specifically to the drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, my invention in its present embodiment comprises a single length of resilient wire coiled intermediate its ends upon itself as indicated at 15, and extended tangentially from the coil to provide a penctrating tongue 16 having a pointed end 17. The other end of the coil 15 is extended to provide a curved portion 18 terminating in a hook 19. One arm of the hook 19 is extended to form a curved portion 20 similar to the curved portion 18, and the free end of the curved portion terminates in an eye 21. The hook 19 is formed by extending the adjacent portions of the wire laterally with respect to the portions 18 and 20 so that the hook is disposed in a plane at right angles to the plane of the portions.

The coil portion 15 as well as the eye 21 are provide on their outer sides with ornamental caps 22 and 23. These caps are secured on the adjacent portions of the pin by welding or in any other suitable manner, and consequently serve as means for maintaining the portions 15 and 21 in proper formation, aside from increasing the ornamental appearance of the pin. The cap 22 is provided with a lip 24 which constitutes the keeper for maintaining the penetrating tongue 16 in closed position.

As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the penetrating tongue 16 normally occupies an elevated position under the action of the coil 15. In the active position of the penetrating tongue, the point 17 is adapted to engage between the keeper 24 and the eye 21, it being understood that the tongue is retained in this position against the action of the coil 15. In active position, the intermediate portion of the tongue 16 is engaged by the hook 19, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 so as to effectively brace the tongue against bending and the consequent disengagement of the point from the keeper 24;.

In actual practice, the hook 19 when in engaging position with respect to the penetrating tongue 16 prevents accidental disengagement of the pin from any fabric to which it is attached irrespective of the strains or stresses exerted upon the pin or fabric. By virtue of the curved portions 18 and 20, the partial disposition of the hook 19 is effected, while at the same timethe proper spacing of the penetrating tongue with respect to these portions is secured to allow of the ready disengagement of the tongue and the removal of the pin from any fabric to which it is attached.

What is claimed is:

1. A safety pin comprising a penetrating tongue, a keeper, a coil for normally urging the tongue to disengaging position with respect to the keeper, a hook between the keeper and coil adapted to engage the tongue when the latter is in engagement with th keeper, and portions connecting the hook with the keeper and coil, said portions being continuously curved from the hook to the keeper or coil.

2. A safety pin comprising a single length of resilient wire bent to provide a coil, a penetrating tongue extending from the coil, a continuously curved portion extending from the coil, a hook formed on the end of the curved portion, a second cons aru "ca.

tinuously curved portion extending from the hook,;an eyeffoiinied p'n the'{f1"(-$e end of thes'econdcuryed portion, and "a keeper secured to the eye and adapted to -maintain the penetrating tongue in a -position which the intermediate portion of the tongue is engaged by said hook.

3. A safety pin comprising a keeper, a penetrating tongue normally 'ur ge'd tod-isengaging position with respect to the keeper, revers'ely and "continuously curved portions connected "to the keeper and h'avin g a *llo ok at the-nieetingends of the curved "portions adapted menga e the Epentrating tongue for maintaining the latter in engagkeeper and having a hook formed on the apexthereof adapted toengage the penetrating tongue for maintaining the latter in engaging position with respect to said keeper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my *ina'me to-this specification.

WILLIAM MA X EY. 

